While the food insecurity rate held steady in 2020, the racial hunger gap increased.
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An economist explains what it would cost to give SNAP benefits to all Americans in households earning up to about $100,000 per year – and why it would be worth it.
Public and community health experts highlight four ways that communities can collaborate to encourage physical activity and fun.
A PBS documentary has reinitiated conversations about the influence of Billy Graham. Here are three articles that describe the impact and the enduring legacy of the famed preacher.
Canadians who had poor finances and health were more likely to report financial stress across the first several months of the pandemic.
A team of experts are projecting that after a steep increase in 2020, food insecurity rates will dip in 2021. But behind this is a racial gap – rates for Black Americans will remain stubbornly high.
As a PBS documentary explores the history of the Black Church, a scholar looks at how African American congregations in Philadelphia weathered crises over 200 years.
The fusing of Christian nationalism and violent extremism on display during the attack on the US Capitol can be traced, in part, to two incidents in the early 1990s.
The Christian right began to coalesce around social and cultural changes in the late 1970s. A scholar explains the emergence of conspiracy theories at the time.
The pandemic and political turmoil have left many people feeling anxious, angry and despairing. Being open to joy might bring some respite.
Women with less income and less education may be hurt most by gender discrimination.
Religion was no barrier for Southern lynch mobs intent on terror. White pastors joined the KKK, incited racial violence and took part in lynchings. Sometimes, the victim was a preacher.
Much was made of The New York Times’ dual endorsement of Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar. But four days prior, a hugely popular Facebook meme group threw its support behind Bernie Sanders.
Faced with uncertainty over their next meal, teens in a Texas study reveal the various things they resort to in order to put food on the family table.
Why do people believe absurd lies about George Soros? The answer depends on the platforms you use, the media influencers you follow and the memes you see.
With controversial Christian educators like Paige Patterson who believe that the Bible teaches women to submit to men, it matters to know today that evangelicals encouraged women’s education in the past.
When students attend a college where the student body is academically weaker than the one where they went to high school, they are more likely to show symptoms of depression, new research finds.
For those wondering whether it is sinful to drink, even moderately, a scholar goes into the history of alcohol and its distillation to show how early monks and priests contributed to it.
Evaluating behavior using the elements of addiction can shed light on the president’s – and anyone else’s – tendencies to use social media.
Phone snubbing, or ‘phubbing,’ has become a real relationship downer.
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Associate Professor of History, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University
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Assistant Research Professor, Baylor University
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Professor of Economics, Baylor University
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Professor of Marketing, Baylor University
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Assistant Director of Educational Outreach and Research, Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, and Engineering Research , Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Baylor University
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Associate Professor of Communication, Baylor University
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PhD Candidate in Religion - Historical Studies, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Baylor University
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Associate Professor of Patristics, Baylor University
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Professor of Public Health, Baylor University
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Associate Professor, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Church and Community Ministries, George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University
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Professor of Physics and Vice Provost of Research, Baylor University
